Starting Thursday, the site where American democracy was born is once again open to the public. Independence Hall had been closed for 119 days, beginning with the government shutdown on Oct. 1 and ...

Pennsylvania is nicknamed the Keystone State for its place U.S. history. As America marks its 250th anniversary, Pennsylvania has plenty to celebrate.

The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, www.fws.gov/refuge/John_Heinz) will host “Groundhog Day Celebration” on January 31. Visitors are invited to ...

After being closed for more than two months, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall reopened with discounts, giveaways, and special ways for visitors to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The building – ...

The doors of Independence Hall had been flung open, and the British were coming. More specifically, English tourists Chadi Rahim and his daughter, Sophia Rahim, 18, shivered in their parkas Thursday, ...

The birthplace of American democracy is officially back open after a four-month closure. Independence Hall was temporarily closed at the beginning of the government shutdown on October 1 and remained ...

The judge presiding over a lawsuit pushing to restore interpretive panels at the President's House on Independence Mall ...

The Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks ...

The judge said she didn’t find concerns about the slavery-focused panels removed from the Philadelphia historic site last month. Advocates say they were "desecrated." ...